maize
US /mez/
・UK /meɪz/
B2 中高級
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)玉米；玉米脆片
The Native Americans depended on maize for their food
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為什麼我們愛餃子 🥟 6分鐘英語 (Why we love dumplings ⏲️ 6 Minute English)
- Kenki dumplings are made from maize sourdough and eaten across Ghana. For some tribes, kenki is their staple food – a basic and important type of food that is regularly eaten by a large portion of the population. In Britain, for example, bread and eggs are staple foods.
Kenki 餃子由玉米酸麵糰製成，在加納各地都有食用。對於一些部落來說，Kenki 是他們的主食--一種大部分人口經常食用的基本而重要的食物。例如，在英國，麵包和雞蛋就是主食。
- Kenki takes time to make. The maize needs to be soaked in water for a week. But when they're ready and served with a hot chilli sauce, Kafui uses two phrases to show it's time to eat.
Kenki 的製作需要時間。玉米需要在水中浸泡一週。但當它們做好並配上熱辣椒醬時，Kafui 會用兩個短語來表示可以開吃了。
【Vox】亞馬遜的 「失落城市」是如何被發現的？ (How the “lost cities” of the Amazon were finally found)
- Great quantities of maize and corn.
而Fawcett依舊下定決心要證明這座城市的存在，在他最後一封寫給他太太的信上，Fawcett向他太太保證：你不要擔心會失敗。
- “Great quantities of maize and oats.”
過去曾有劃定好給花園和果園的區域，居住地之間還有茂密的森林用於飼養動物和種植藥草。
Scott Harrison & Marie Forleo：水如何改變一切！ (Scott Harrison & Marie Forleo: How Water Changes Everything)
- barley or maize. They will make you coffee, even if it’s with dirty water. So Becky’s
是大麥或玉米。他們會泡咖啡給你，即使是用髒水泡的。所以 Becky
- Sometimes it's barley or maize.
為這個村莊尋找解決方案，但你知道，買一頭驢子要多少錢？」
偉大的爆米花！是爆米花拯救了電影業！ (How Popcorn Went From Banned to Saving Movies - Cheddar Explains)
- Popcorn started in South America where people were popping maize over 8,000 years ago.
爆米花源自南美，8000 多年前就有人在爆爆米花了。
- Popcorn started in South America, where people were popping maize over 8,000 years ago.
但對古早人來說，樂趣在於看玉米爆開而不是吃爆米花。
